diff --git a/src/detection/gpu/gpu_linux.c b/src/detection/gpu/gpu_linux.c
index a8801cb31..65566cb8a 100644
--- a/src/detection/gpu/gpu_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/gpu/gpu_linux.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ static void pciDetectAmdSpecific(const FFGPUOptions* options, FFGPUResult* gpu,
 
     ffStrbufAppendS(pciDir, "/hwmon/");
     FF_AUTO_CLOSE_DIR DIR* dirp = opendir(pciDir->chars);
+    if (!dirp) return;
+
     struct dirent* entry;
     while ((entry = readdir(dirp)) != NULL)
     {